The Economist

Cuba in 2012

November 30, 2011

I received today The Economist‘s The World in 2012 issue, whereby it forecasts the following for Cuba: Market forces and private enterprise will take on a greater role in the economy, under the strict guidance of Cuba’s Communist Party. It aims to shift 1m workers off state payrolls over the coming years, phase out rationing [...]

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Risky business

November 16, 2011

The Economist weighs in on the risk of foreign businesses operating in Cuba:  Standing beside Belarusian tractors and Chinese machine parts at Havana’s annual trade fair last month, Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuba’s foreign trade minister, said the presence of 3,000 executives from over 60 countries proved the appeal of joint commercial ventures with the Cuban government. [...]

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Gerontocracy

June 24, 2011

via The Economist: Does the difference between the age of a country’s people and its leader matter? ONE much-discussed cause of the Jasmine Revolution in the Arab world is the age difference between youthful populations and grizzled leaders. Egypt’s median age is 24. President Hosni Mubarak was the fifth-oldest leader in the world before he [...]

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Legalizing clandestine private enterprise

November 11, 2010

The Economist on the latest “reform” in Cuba: So are the Castro brothers, in the twilight of their lives, preparing to lead Cuba towards a mixed economy, similar to that of China? Or are these reforms just short-term, reversible measures, designed to mitigate an acute shortage of cash? The government’s recently published list of 178 [...]

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Towards a mixed economy

September 16, 2010

The Economist on the economic changes announced by the Cuban government earlier this week: The announcement of the reform follows an officially promoted round of debates about the economy in grass-roots bodies. It may pave the way for a much-postponed congress of the ruling Communist Party (the last one was in 1997). Raúl has said [...]

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Business and politics

August 26, 2010

The Economist on Max Marambio, Fidel Castro’s Chilean business crony fall from grace, coupled with uncertain economic times on the island.

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